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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271326
Title: Robert "Pat" Nihill
Date: 3/20/1936-10/6/2024
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Inscription/Marks: 3/20/1936
Summary: Robert “Pat” Nihill, 88, Kensal, ND, died October 6, 2024, at the Carrington Health Center. A Celebration of Life was held October 10, 2024, at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. Burial was at the Kensal Cemetery. Pat Nihill was born March 20, 1936, in Kensal, ND, the son of John W. and Myrtle (Syvertson) Nihill. He was raised in Kensal and attended rural school and later Kensal High School, graduating in 1956. After graduation, he attended college at Wahpeton, ND. Pat returned to Kensal and farmed with his parents until taking over the Nihill homestead in rural Foster County raising small grain. On December 20, 1968, he married Gertrude Sherlock in Carrington, ND. Pat returned to cattle ranching in 1995 and continued until he retired in 2011. Pat cherished the memories of his days with the cattle and being able to share them with his grandchildren as he was a true cowboy at heart. Pat’s red pickup became his trusty companion after retirement as he roamed the countryside, stopping to share stories and catch up with old friends. Each visit was a chance for Pat to relive the adventures of his younger days and to just see what everyone was up to. Survivors include his wife, Gertrude; two children, Bob Nihill, Bismarck, ND, and Billie Jo (Shawn) Neumiller, Carrington; grandchildren, Ashley Neumiller, Abbey Neumiller, Austin Neumiller, and Aaron Neumiller; siblings, Jean (Kenneth) Nelson, Fargo, ND, and Sandra Balvitsch, Carrington. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, George, Jack, and Tom; one sister, Shirley Nihill; and a daughter-in-law, Lisa Nihill.
Red ID: FND_I_78816 Image ID: 515251 Image Notes: FND001 271326

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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